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.Dd $Mdocdate: August 28 2017 $
.Dt DIFF 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm diff
.Nd compare files
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm diff
.Ar file1 file2
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
utility compares the contents of
.Ar file1
and
.Ar file2
line by line.
.Sh EXIT STATUS
The
.Nm
utility exits with one of the following values:
.Pp
.Bl -tag -width Ds -offset indent -compact
.It 0
No differences were found.
.It 1
Differences were found.
.It >1
An error occurred.
.El
